跪 guì to kneel
How to remember 跪: 𧾷 foot + 危 dangerous = to kneel. With one foot on a slippery rock and the climb getting dangerous, the hiker decides it is safer to kneel.
Component breakdown
跪 = 𧾷 foot + 危 dangerous
- 𧾷 foot
- 危 dangerous
- 厃 dangerous
- 㔾 crouching person
With one foot on a slippery rock and the climb getting dangerous, the hiker decides it is safer to kneel.
How it is used
- A free verb: to kneel. 跪下 (guì xià) to kneel down, 下跪 (xiàguì) to go down on one's knees, 跪着 (guìzhe) kneeling.
- Culturally loaded - kneeling signals worship, deep apology, or submission (给父母跪下). Internet slang 跪了 means I give up / I'm blown away.